A nor'easter hit the, uh, Northeast yesterday, like, October 29 yesterday, dropping as many as 19 inches of snow on a region stretching from Pennsylvania through New England in what was for most places a record-breakingly early snowstorm. Three people died overnight—an 84-year-old man was killed by a falling tree, a 20-year-old man accidentally touched a downed power line, and a third person was killed in a Connecticut traffic accident—and at least 2.3 million people were left without power.

[Katie O'Boyle clears several inches of snow from her pumpkins, goblins, witches and other Halloween decor that she has on display in the front yard of her Winchester, Va. home. Photo by Ginger Perry via AP.]

[The New York City skyline is seen covered after a unseasonable snow storm. Image by Karly Domb Sadof via AP.]

[Birds fly out of a snow covered cornfield in State College, Pa. Image by Gene J. Puskar via AP.]